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1225 S 27th St

3 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 1,570 sqft · RM1 · built 2013

Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $328K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $347K · sold 3×. On the 1200 block of S 27th St.

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Property summary

Assessment$328,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $347,000 Last sale$235KRecorded 2022 Est. tax bill$3,196/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits8Dated events in report Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,196/year

2026 taxable assessment $228,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $347,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 362124805
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Record summary

$10K transfer recorded in 2011; new construction appears in a 2011 permit, followed by a recorded transfer of $235K in 2022.

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Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$328,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $347,000 · built 2013
Price / sq ft
$221
block $196 · above block
Assessment change
+107%
+7%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +6% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,196
0.97% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Times sold
3

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19146 median$347K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyAppeal

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Every dated record4 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $235K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $145K
  3. AppealZoning board appeal
  4. Land buyLand record $10K

The paper trail

New construction

$10K transfer recorded in 2011; new construction appears in a 2011 permit, followed by a recorded transfer of $235K in 2022.

  1. 2011 Appeal grantedZoningZoning/usePermitNew constructionPermit$10KLand transferPlumbingPermitPlumbingPermitPlumbingPermit
  2. 2012 ElectricalPermitSuppressionPermitMechanicalPermit
  3. 2013 $145KTransfer
  4. 2022 $235KTransfer

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  1. Recorded transfer$235K transfer

    2022

  2. Recorded transfer$145K transfer

    2013

  3. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 14973 · CLOSED · Granted

    PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH SLAB AT GRADE, MAX. HEIGHT 35'-0", 2ND FLOOR OVER-HANG "REAR" FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  4. Land recordLand record

    2011

What this record suggests

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The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
1,570 sqft
livable area
Lot
812 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code 1
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · Granted · 2011

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 1225 S 27th St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$235K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

1225 S 27th St sits on the 1200 block of S 27th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1223 S 27th St  ·  1227 S 27th St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 11:57 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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